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The Day Democracy Died in Chile
Salvador Allende was the world's first democratically-elected Marxist leader of any nation. Allende was elected to power with 36.2% of the vote in 1970 - his term was to be cut short less than three years later by General Augusto Pinochet. Each believed his cause was the right one. This entry chronicles the events of the day that democracy died in Chile.
From August 1973 the economy was suffering due to the withdrawal of foreign investment in the democratically-elected state. Military units stationed throughout Chile reported for action to the leaders of the coup, led by Augusto Pinochet. The whole operation took less than 85 minutes to execute.
Valparaíso, Chile's major port, was taken in stages. The navy had seized the port but they were unsure the Chilean army was on their side or not. However, it became clear that all the armed forces were in cahoots and the city and port fell in a matter of hours.
The Day Democracy Died in Chile
Salvador Allende was the world's first democratically-elected Marxist leader of any nation. Allende was elected to power with 36.2% of the vote in 1970 - his term was to be cut short less than three years later by General Augusto Pinochet. Each believed his cause was the right one. This entry chronicles the events of the day that democracy died in Chile.
From August 1973 the economy was suffering due to the withdrawal of foreign investment in the democratically-elected state. Military units stationed throughout Chile reported for action to the leaders of the coup, led by Augusto Pinochet. The whole operation took less than 85 minutes to execute.
Valparaíso, Chile's major port, was taken in stages. The navy had seized the port but they were unsure the Chilean army was on their side or not. However, it became clear that all the armed forces were in cahoots and the city and port fell in a matter of hours.
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